Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2022-05-23

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, May 23
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
270 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 233▼ 61 vs year ago 331 · −18.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 78▼ 8 vs year ago 40 · −20.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 39▼ 3 vs year ago 11 · −27.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Supply was moderate with strong demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $163.71/cwt on 131 head.
Average price
$163.71
131 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$922
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$249
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$38.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.38
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1568170.5596969
Medium and Large 1-2583159.4192922
Medium and Large 2544155.4184538
Medium and Large 3543132.517202thin
One grade step is worth $38.04/cwt here — about $249 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale131 hd
163.71
—
AR average9 barns · 1,424 hd
173.08
−9.38
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,51598.471,4922thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14174.1184513
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39073.001,0151thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average94561.2957913

Every lot

91 lots · USDA AMS · Cleburne County Livestock Auction - Heber Springs, AR
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1275205.00/cwt205.00–205.005641
Steers—Medium and Large 2300147.50/cwt147.50–147.504431
Steers—Medium and Large 1322186.52/cwt180.00–196.006013
Steers—Medium and Large 1360184.04/cwt178.00–187.506633
Steers—Medium and Large 2385183.00/cwt183.00–183.007051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422178.01/cwt174.00–180.007516
Steers—Medium and Large 1423183.93/cwt179.00–190.007786
Steers—Medium and Large 2435160.68/cwt138.00–174.006993
Steers—Medium and Large 2465169.05/cwt158.00–172.007866
Steers—Medium and Large 1483189.18/cwt180.00–192.0091412
Steers—Medium and Large 2518155.92/cwt147.00–165.0080810
Steers—Medium and Large 1528171.48/cwt168.00–176.009054
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed530165.00/cwt165.00–165.008751
Steers—Medium and Large 3543132.51/cwt130.00–135.007202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565158.97/cwt158.00–160.008982
Steers—Medium and Large 2568151.65/cwt134.00–160.008616
Steers—Medium and Large 1573163.29/cwt161.00–167.009363
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600150.00/cwt150.00–150.009005
Steers—Medium and Large 1614166.64/cwt157.00–169.501,02313
Steers—Medium and Large 2618148.32/cwt147.00–150.009173
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed660156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0301
Steers—Medium and Large 1662159.54/cwt155.00–169.001,05611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0556
Steers—Medium and Large 2682140.52/cwt130.00–148.009583
Steers—Medium and Large 1713154.31/cwt149.00–155.501,10011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0083
Steers—Medium and Large 2720146.00/cwt145.00–147.001,0512
Steers—Medium and Large 2755130.00/cwt130.00–130.009821
Steers—Medium and Large 1770140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0781
Steers—Medium and Large 1825143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,1801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3260113.22/cwt100.00–127.502942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed265180.00/cwt180.00–180.004771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1274161.86/cwt155.00–165.004435
Heifers—Medium and Large 2287139.16/cwt137.50–140.003993
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313154.93/cwt135.00–165.004853
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed315155.00/cwt155.00–155.004881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323162.06/cwt155.00–172.505234
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370137.92/cwt134.00–140.005103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374163.05/cwt158.00–172.506106
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy385140.00/cwt140.00–140.005391
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed393162.52/cwt160.00–165.006392
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed405162.00/cwt162.00–162.006561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415154.78/cwt148.00–167.506429
Heifers—Medium and Large 2416132.78/cwt123.00–145.005524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy430120.00/cwt120.00–120.005161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469152.71/cwt145.00–156.0071610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469137.13/cwt123.00–146.006434
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517138.70/cwt123.00–147.007175
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523154.47/cwt149.00–162.008087
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563148.63/cwt144.00–152.008373
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575104.00/cwt104.00–104.005981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720116.00/cwt116.00–116.008351
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3240112.50/cwt112.50–112.502701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed260197.50/cwt197.50–197.505141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1295188.75/cwt187.50–190.005572
Bulls—Medium and Large 2300132.50/cwt132.50–132.503981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1322178.26/cwt172.50–182.505743
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed332188.33/cwt187.50–190.006253
Bulls—Medium and Large 3355120.00/cwt120.00–120.004261
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373134.70/cwt130.00–140.005022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378185.21/cwt183.00–187.507002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed408176.64/cwt171.00–182.507212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2410145.00/cwt145.00–145.005951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423178.32/cwt167.00–185.007548
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467174.36/cwt169.00–181.008145
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515142.00/cwt142.00–142.007311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523173.59/cwt167.00–180.009082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1550161.00/cwt161.00–161.008861
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570153.39/cwt147.00–160.008742
Bulls—Medium and Large 3595120.00/cwt120.00–120.007141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620135.00/cwt135.00–135.008371
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665129.02/cwt127.00–131.008582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1695142.00/cwt142.00–142.009871
Bulls—Medium and Large 2735122.00/cwt122.00–122.008971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2790125.00/cwt125.00–125.009881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2835116.00/cwt116.00–116.009691
Bulls—Medium and Large 3865117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0121
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,51598.47/cwt98.00–99.001,4922
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight79057.00/cwt57.00–57.004501
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight85565.00/cwt65.00–65.005561
Cows—Lean 85-90%91056.58/cwt54.00–61.005153
Cows—Lean 85-90%98863.13/cwt62.00–64.006248
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12172.04/cwt70.00–74.008085
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15375.41/cwt74.00–77.008698
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39073.00/cwt73.00–73.001,0151
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2875600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915790.00/cwt790.00–790.007,2291
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,12077.20/cwt72.00–84.008653
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,100830.00/cwt830.00–830.009,1301
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0013,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,020850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,6701

This sale against other markets

Arkansas weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.